The Monster of Piedras Blancas | |
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Directed by | Irvin Berwick |
Screenplay by | H. Haile Chace |
Produced by | Jack Kevan |
Starring | Les Tremayne Forrest Lewis John Harmon Pete Dunn Jeanne Carmen |
Cinematography | Philip H. Lathrop |
Edited by | George A. Gittens |
Production company | Vanwick Productions |
Distributed by | Filmservice Distributors Corporation (United States) Grand National Pictures (United Kingdom) |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $29,000 |
The Monster of Piedras Blancas is a 1959 American horror monster film. It was produced by Jack Kevan, directed by Irvin Berwick,[1] and stars Jeanne Carmen, Les Tremayne, John Harmon, Don Sullivan, Forrest Lewis, and Pete Dunn. The film was released by Filmservice Distributors Corporation as a double feature with Okefenokee.
The Monster of Piedras Blancas was influenced by Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954). Kevan, who had supervised the manufacture of the Gill-man suit and worked on Mole People costumes at Universal-International, created the Piedras Blancas monster costume. Kevan employed several of his former Universal associates on the picture, including soundman Joe Lapis and prop master Eddie Keys.[2]